Major League SoccerMLS har offentliggjort, hvad spillerne i ligaen får af betaling.
Schweiziske Xherdan Shaqiri er ligaens bedst betalte spiller, og han får en årsløn på 8,1 millioner dollars, hvilket svarer til cirka 57,5 millioner kroner.
På listen over de bedst betalte finder man også Javier Hernandez og Gonzalo Higuain, der begge har haft store karrierer i europæisk fodbold.
Der er også flere danskere i den bedste amerikanske fodboldrække, MLS. Mikael Uhre skifte til Philadelphia Union i starten af året, og den tidligere Brøndby-angriber får 1,5 million dollars om året, hvilket svarer 11,3 millioner kroner.
Uhre er dermed den bedst betalte dansker i MLS, men han er også den bedst betalte spiller for sit hold, Philadelphia.
David Jensen tjener, der lige nu er lejet ud til belgisk fodbold, er den næsbedst betalte dansker i ligaen, og han får en årsløn på 389.000 dollars, hvilket svarer til 2,7 millioner kroner.
Der er også flere tidligere Superliga-spillere i ligaen. Herunder kan man se listen over de fem bedst betalte spillere, danskere og tidligere Superliga-spillere
| Navn | Klub | Grundløn | Garanteret Løn (Inklusiv bonus) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire | $7,350,000 | $8,153,000 |
| Javier Hernandez | LA Galaxy | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Gonzalo Higuain | Inter Miami | $5,100,000 | $5,793,750 |
| Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | $3,800,000 | $4,693,000 |
| Jozy Altidore | New England Revolution | $3,706,139 | $4,264,963 |
| Mikael Uhre | Philadelphia Union | $1,400,000 | $1,582,500 |
| Niko Hansen | Minnesota United | $200,400 | $219,400 |
| Malte Amundsen | New York City | $270,000 | $308,700 |
| David Jensen | New York Red Bulls | $350,000 | $389,635 |
| Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | $1,637,500 | $1,637,500 |
| Jan Gregus | San Jose Earthquakers | $600,000 | $655,000 |
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